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North towards Nürnberg {{Autobahn|9}}: strike out map links since google killed goo.gl, some minor english tweaks
:The roadworks mentioned by Sitarane are now finished. Although traffic wasn't heavy, I found this to be an excellent spot and got a ride out within ten minutes.
:It is illegal for cars to stop here so when one does, it might be best to take it to the next Rasthof and continue from there if they aren't going far.
 
====Option 2====
[[File:201708 MUN Nordfriedhof look-east.jpg|thumb|200px|Hitchhiking spot for direction: North, option 2 in summer, looking west where cars come out of the tunnel]]
Take ''Subway 6'' to ''Nordfriedhof''. Take the north-west exit from the station (front-left if you go from the city centre). On your right you will see a two-lane road going out of a tunnel. This is the spot. You can get there crossing the bushes on it's its right side. Beware of the ants. The cars are fast there but can easily stop, because only one lane is open for cars, what which makes the second a perfect place to stop.
:Option 2 seems to be a lot better than the above, for two reasons. First, there is a lot of space for cars to stop. Second, all cars on this road go straight for the highway. The spot is in the shade until midday (in summer at least).
''July 2015: Option 2 worked extremely well, getting us out of the city in less than an hour to Fürholzen raststationRaststation, which is a magnifique spot - we talked to three different people in a half an hour, ending up getting a ride all the way to Hamburg. Stand on the corner between the restaurant entrance and the car park and you'll get a chance to talk to most of the people around. Lots of cars from northern Germany, Netherlands and Denmark''
''End of August 2017, workday, 9am, middle medium amount of traffic, Sign "N", got taken after 40min.', few ants'"
''End of December 2017: This place worked great for me. I was there on Friday the 23rd, just before Christmas. Got a ride up to Nürnberg with a sign stating 'A9' within 5 minutes. People drive relative slow coming from a turn out of the tunnel and I saw many looking at the sign.''
''August 2019: Great place, about 10 minutes of waiting, going to Regensburg. Saturday, 1PM, no sign, ants still here''
====Option 3====
Take the S1 to Eching. Follow the road next to the station in the same direction of travel (north-east) as the train you leave. Walk under the autobahnbridgeautobahn bridge, once you are at first the crossing over the S Bahn take the bike path (it will turn a bit). You will go over another bridge and then need to head to Fürholzen. Once in the town, walk through it until you take Günzenhauser Straße to your left. Follow the road around to the right and you will see the Autobahn. Raststätte Fürholzen is then in front of you. Be sure to study the map in advance and take note that it's a 5–6&nbsp;km walk. The spot is great, but it is not that easy to reach it. <s>[http://goo.gl/maps/8oQK Here's a map]</s>
OR: Take the S1 to Eching. Pass under the railway to the side where the trains head back towards Munich City and walk the bike path along the railway in the direction you arrived by train until you reach the first bridge that goes over the railway (around 100m). Shortly before the bridge, turn left to reach the road coming down from the bridge (Paul-Käsmeier-Straße). At this crossing (<s>marked with B in [http://goo.gl/maps/AOYSz this map]</s>) , you can hitchhike easily to the next town Günzenhausen and walk towards Fürholzen. This road will underpass pass under the motorway, . A few meters later you'll find a small road to the petrol station "Fürholzen Ost" (<s>marked as C in the same [http://goo.gl/maps/AOYSz map]</s>).
''August 2016: Option 3 worked very well. If you are around the airport area, then Eching is only 4 S-bahn stops away (~15 mins by S1). The walk from Eching to Raststätte Fürholzen is about 1 hour, but it is possible to hitchhike on the way. At Raststätte Fürholzen I only needed 20 mins or so to find a lift to nearby Würzburg (where I found another lift to eventually get me to Bremen). Many cars were going in the direction of the Netherlands, some going to the North. I hitched on a Sunday, so many cars were full already (with passengers and bags) as people return home from vacations. Still, the spot were was full of cars and there were some with empty seats.''
''April 2017: Option 3 is not recommended, as service station Fürholzen is currently under construction and closed for traffic.''
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